Celebs raise millions in crowdfunding to help Harvey relief

The Houston Texans' JJ Watt has raised more than $14 million for Hurricane Harvey relief.

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Football star JJ Watt is known as a crowd pleaser, and now he's directing that popularity to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.

The Houston Texans All-Pro took to Twitter last week as Houston began to flood to tell his nearly four million followers he created a page on the crowdfunding site, YouCaring.com, initially to raise $200,000 after he donated half the amount.

By Wednesday, he'd raised $6 million. As of Friday, more than 140,000 donors have donated more than $14 million.

"It's crazy," Watt told The Wall Street Journal after reaching $10 million mark Thursday. "It's an unbelievable testament to the good of people. But now it's a big task, trying to make sure this money goes directly to the people." Watt didn't respond to a request for comment.

Watt's not alone trying to help send money. Other celebrities and executives are going online to help raise funds for Harvey relief efforts.

Dell CEO and Houston native Michael Dell tweeted Thursday that he and his wife, Susan, will be donating $36 million dollars as part of their foundation's Rebuild Texas fund. The effort launched on Friday with the goal to raise $100 million for long-term recovery projects in southeastern Texas.